Nature Sightings
We invite you to enjoy these wildlife images and videos that have been sent to us by members and friends from throughout our region.
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To submit your sighting, picture, or video to Nature Sightings, contact Dan Stimson.
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Latest Sightings:
Chicken of the Woods in Lincoln
September 18, 2018
Harold McAleer photographed these chicken of the woods mushrooms in Lincoln.
Gray Tree Frog in Framingham
September 14, 2018
Kathy Spellman photographed this gray tree frog, demonstrating its remarkable ability to camouflage itself, near her Framingham home.
Green Heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough
September 14, 2018
Steve Forman photographed this green heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
Phoebe and Dragonfly in Southborough
September 14, 2018
Steve Forman photographed an eastern phoebe and a ruby meadowhawk at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
Spider in Northborough
September 14, 2018
Marnie Frankian photographed this orb weaver near her Northborough home.
Red-tailed Hawk in Boxborough
September 8, 2018
Steve Cumming used his automatically triggered wildlife camera to photograph this red-tailed hawk with a large green caterpillar in Boxborough.
Birds at Hager Pond and Grist Mill Pond
September 7, 2018
Steve Forman photographed a belted kingfisher, a killdeer, and a wood duck at Hager Pond in Marlborough and Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.
Common Raven in Southborough
September 7, 2018
Steve Forman photographed this common raven at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
Tufted Titmouse in Stow
September 6, 2018
Steve from Stow photographed this tufted titmouse at his bird bath.
American Goldfinch in Southborough
September 5, 2018
Steve Forman photographed an American goldfinch at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
Grasshoppers and a hummingbird in Boylston
September 5, 2018
Steve Forman photographed grasshoppers and a ruby-throated hummingbird at Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston.
Wood Ducks in Sudbury
September 5, 2018
Steve Forman photographed these wood ducks at Grist Mill Pond in Sudbury.
Backyard Nature in Sudbury
September 1, 2018
Sharon Tentarelli photographed a bumble bee, a monarch caterpillar, a downy woodpecker, a common grackle, a monarch butterfly, a mourning dove, and a family of turkeys near her home in Sudbury.
Autumn Meadowhawk in Sudbury
August 31, 2018
Sharon Tentarelli photographed this autumn meadowhawk dragonfly in Sudbury.
Cormorant and Great Blue Heron in Marlborough
August 30, 2018
Steve Forman photographed a double-crested cormorant and a great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
Walkingstick in Harvard
August 30, 2018
Robin Right photographed this walkingstick in Harvard.
Black-capped Chickadee in Lincoln
August 29, 2018
Harold McAleer photographed this black-capped chickadee in Lincoln.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Lincoln
August 28, 2018
Harold McAleer photographed this ruby-throated hummingbird in Lincoln.
Woodchuck in Northborough
August 28, 2018
Sandy Howard photographed this woodchuck climbing to reach a grapevine near her home in Northborough.
American Goldfinches in Southborough
August 27, 2018
Steve Forman photographed American goldfinches at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.
Mute Swans and a Wood Duck at Farm Pond in Framingham
August 27, 2018
Steve Forman photographed mute swans and a wood duck at Farm Pond in Framingham.
Backyard Birds in Sudbury
August 26, 2018
Sharon Tentarelli photographed a Cooper's hawk and ruby-throated hummingbirds in Sudbury.
Red Squirrel in Northborough
August 26, 2018
Sandy Howard photographed this red squirrel in Northborough.
Insects in Boylston
August 25, 2018
Steve Forman photographed an eastern carpenter bee, a monarch caterpillar, and a monarch butterfly at Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston.
Double-crested Cormorant and Green Heron in Marlborough
August 24, 2018
Steve Forman photographed a double-crested cormorant and a green heron with a fish at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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